Customer Review: I found the book to be a very poor read. It was a real chore to plow through. It reads like one of those gold bug books where the problems are many, but the solution is always gold. Could have been 1/4 the length and said the same thing
Customer Review: It's rare that a book on the topic of deficits, consumer spending, economic growth, and globalization would also be this entertaining. Bonner and Wiggin have it right about the American empire: it is an empire of debt. As such, it is unsustainable. Some reviewers here seem to think it is wrong... more info
Customer Review: I agreed with some reviewers that the book is a little repetitive in the arguments. Despite of that I think this book helps to provide the big picture and all the factors involved in the Dollar depreciation, including some tips about investment. The problem per se is very difficult to deal with... more info
Customer Review: This book is absolutely unbelievable vuluable and probably worth paying 1000$ for it (or should I say, 1 oz of gold!). Not only does it explain in details what the gold standard is, and how it has worked in the past, but it also gives a very good overview of the various currency systems used in... more info
Customer Review: The authors of this book come close to identifying and pinpointing what the major cause of financial bubbles is and the disasterous impacts that affect large portions of the general population when they pop.
They correctly give the first half of the story when they quote(p.238) Adam Smith's... more info
